Politics
Westlake: where Seattle goes to fight with itself
Mayor Mike McGinn came in as an insurgent populist. Now he's the latest in a line of mayors to find himself switching roles at Seattle's perennial battleground.
Eric Scigliano
Eric Scigliano's reporting on social and environmental issues for The Weekly (later Seattle Weekly) won Livingston, Kennedy, American Association for the Advancement of Scie
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Culture
'It Can't Happen Here' happens here again
This Monday, a revival reading of Sinclair Lewis's fable of an American fascist coup opens a rare window into Depression-era Washington, when politics were radical, artists were agitators, and theater really seemed to matter.
Culture
Help from Yelp: Harvard study shows online reviews boost Seattle restaurants
The study also found that online reviews seem to help independent restaurants take a larger share of the overall market from chain operations.
Politics
Do we really want more flashy digital billboards?
King County and the city of Tacoma are considering whether to allow bright, image-flipping electronic billboards recalling those seen along I-5 near Fife in Pierce County. Critics, including some suburban cities, are fighting the idea of "billboards on amphetamines."
Culture
Hillman City neighborhood gets its great good place
Tale of two Seattles: Poised between the very different worlds of Queen Anne and Southeast Seattle, our bipolar correspondent discovers what a difference a neighborhhood bar can make.